Jude 1

Jude 1:4

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness.

For there are, secretly and underhand, crept in certain false teachers, who, by the just and holy counsel of God, were, from eternity, set out and given up to this fearful damnation, which they have run into, by their wickedness; graceless and ungodly men, who have abused the grace and mercy of our God, as an inducement to their prostitution of themselves to all manner of licentiousness.

Jude 1:6

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

And the angels, which, not contented with that estate wherein they were first created, but rebelling against God and proudly affecting a higher glory, were thereupon cast down from their heavenly habitations; he hath reserved, under his everlasting and unchangeable decree, in the dreadful darkness of hell, to the full consummation of their torment, at the great day of final judgment, when they shall receive their utmost doom of their fore-appointed damnation.

Jude 1:7

And going after strange flesh.

And being carried with filthy and unnatural lust towards those of their own sex.

Jude 1:8

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

Likewise also these beastly and wicked miscreants, which are carried away with their own giddy fancies and idle dreams, defile themselves with abominable lusts, despise authority, and speak scornfully and disgracefully of all those that are in dignity and eminence above them.

Jude 1:9

Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil, he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

Yet Michael the Archangel, when conflicting and striving with the Devil, he contested with that Evil Spirit about the body of Moses (which, being secretly hidden by God, was sought for, and attempted to be brought forth by Satan) durst not, as of himself, pronounce against that Wicked Spirit the sentence and judgment of that his blasphemy; nor cast upon him any railing accusation, but only said, The Lord rebuke thee.

Jude 1:10

But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

But these men are brutish and grossly ignorant in their understanding, not knowing how to value the worth of any thing that is good; and yet have their mouths open, to disgrace and rail on that which they know not; and those things which they cannot but naturally know, as brute beasts, which are led and carried by their senses, those they abuse in a sinful and sensual immoderation, and make them occasions of their sin and destruction.

Jude 1:11

Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

Certainly, the curse of God hangs over the heads of these men; for they have, in respect of envy and murder, followed the courses of Cain; and, in respect of corrupting the truth for filthy lucre’s sake, they have greedily run on in the wicked steps of Balaam; and, in respect of opposing themselves to authority, they have imitated the rebellion and mutiny of Corah, and shall perish in that damnable presumption.

Jude 1:12

These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots.

These are blemishes to your holy profession; and, when ye meet together at your love-feasts, bring shame and dishonour upon your assemblies; in a gluttonous fashion, pampering and cramming themselves at your public banquets: such as would willingly pass for Christians, and yet have no soundness and truth of religion in their hearts: they would seem clouds therefore, but have no rain in them: they would seem trees, but they are sear and withered; twice dead; once, while they stand, dry and sapless; and once, yet more, while they lie, as plucked up and rotting. 14, 15. And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them &c. Of these, amongst other wicked men, is that ancient prophecy of Enoch, who was the seventh in descent from Adam, fulfilled; wherein he foretels, that the Lord shall come to judgment, attended with many thousands of his holy and glorious angels, To execute his final vengeance upon all the ungodly, &c.

Jude 1:16

Having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

In a flattering manner, making shew of admiring the persons and parts of some great men, for their own advantage.